AN ACT PROVIDING A SYSTEM OF EXTENDING NO-COLLATERAL, LOW-INTEREST LOANS TO GRADUATES OF ANY COURSES OFFERED BY THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND SKILLS AUTHORITY OF DULY ACCREDITED LEARNING INSTITUTIONS WITH APPROVED OVERSEAS JOB CONTRACTS

Principal Author/s: ESCUDERO, EVELINA G.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2016-07-26

AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR IMMEDIATE DEPENDENTS OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWs), BOTH SEA-BASED AND LAND-BASED, WHO DIED OR SUFFERED PERMANENT DISABILITIES WHILE WORKING ABROAD OR OVERSEAS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR

Principal Author/s: MANALO, JESULITO A.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2016-08-01

AN ACT INSTITUTIONALIZING A SYSTEM OF ONE LIFETIME IDENTIFICATION NUMBER FOR EACH OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKER FOR THEIR EFFECTIVE MONITORING, PROPER IMPLEMENTATION OF LAWS AND RULES COVERING THEM, AND FOR THEIR ENHANCED PROTECTION, AMONG OTHERS

Principal Author/s: BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2016-08-01

AN ACT ESTABLISHING A SPECIAL SOCIAL SECURITY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS UNDER THE OVERSEAS WORKERS WELFARE ADMINISTRATION, AND PROVIDING APPROPRIATIONS THEREFOR, THEREBY AMENDING SECTION 37-A OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10022 ON THE COMPULSORY INSURANCE COVERAGE BY PRIVATE INSURERS FOR AGENCY HIRED WORKERS, TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE PROMOTION OF THE WELFARE OF THE MIGRANT WORKERS, THEIR FAMILIES AND OVERSEAS WORKERS IN DISTRESS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Principal Author/s: BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2016-08-01

AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995, AS AMENDED, FURTHER STRENGTHENING THE PRE-DEPARTURE ORIENTATION PROGRAM OF THE OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS

Principal Author/s: GATCHALIAN, WES

Mother Bill Status: Approved on Third Reading on 2018-02-05Status: Substituted by HB06649

AN ACT GRANTING THE OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS THE RIGHT TO EQUAL PROTECTION ON MONEY CLAIMS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE THE FIFTH PARAGRAPH OF SECTION 10 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10022

Principal Author/s: VILLARIN, TOM S.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2016-08-02

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE SUPREME COURT TO DESIGNATE SPECIAL COURTS FROM AMONG EXISTING REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS IN EACH JUDICIAL REGION TO EXCLUSIVELY TRY AND HEAR CASES INVOLVING ILLEGAL RECRUITMENT, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995', AS AMENDED

Principal Author/s: DE JESUS, EMMI A.; BROSAS, ARLENE D.;

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2016-08-02

AN ACT SPECIFYING ONE MORE EXCEPTION UNDER ARTICLE 2 OF THE REVISED PENAL CODE ON EXTRA-TERRITORIAL CRIMINAL JURISDICTION THEREBY PROVIDING ADDED PROTECTION TO OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Principal Author/s: CASTELO, WINSTON "WINNIE"

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2016-08-10

AN ACT EXPANDING THE USE OF THE LEGAL ASSISTANCE FUND, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTION 26 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS 'THE MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995', AS AMENDED

Principal Author/s: PACQUIAO, ROGELIO "RUEL" D.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2016-10-19

AN ACT FURTHER AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINO ACT OF 1995, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10022, TO STRENGTHEN THE STANDARD OF PROTECTION OF THE WELFARE OF MIGRANT WORKERS BY CRIMINALIZING THE PRACTICE OF DECKING AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Principal Author/s: BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2017-05-03

AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10022, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS "AN ACT AMENDING RA 8042 (MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995)", TO FOSTER THE IMPOSITION OF ALL EXISTING POLICIES AND GUIDELINES, TO PROMOTE A HIGHER STANDARD OF PROTECTION AND WELFARE, INCREASING ITS PENALTIES AND SANCTIONS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

AN ACT GRANTING TRAVEL TAX EXEMPTION TO DEPENDENTS OF MARRIED OR SOLO PARENT OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE SECTIONS 3 AND 5 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995", AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10022

AN ACT MANDATING THE PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATION (POEA) TO PUBLISH, DISSEMINATE, AND UPDATE A HANDBOOK ON THE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF MIGRANT WORKERS, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINO ACT OF 1995", AS AMENDED

Principal Author/s: PACQUIAO, ROGELIO "RUEL" D.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2018-02-07

RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (DFA) AND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (DOLE) TO CREATE A JOINT CRISIS MANAGEMENT TEAM TO ASSIST THOUSANDS OF LAID OFF FILIPINO WORKERS IN THE MIDDLE EAST PARTICULARLY IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

Principal Author/s: BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2016-07-26

RESOLUTION URGING THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION TO PROVIDE IN ITS RULES OF PROCEDURE, THE EXECUTION OR PRESENTATION AS EVIDENCE OF FOREIGN JUDGMENTS ON CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS OF OUR OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS, WITHOUT NEED OR ORDER FROM OUR REGULAR COURTS, IN THE INTEREST OF SPEEDY JUSTICE AS HIGHER STANDARD OF PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF THE RIGHTS OF THE OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS

Principal Author/s: BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2016-07-27

A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE HOUSE COMMITTEE(S) TO INQUIRE IN AID OF LEGISLATION INTO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SEC. 37, BOOK IX OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995, AS AMENDED, PROVIDING FOR THE CREATION OF A CONGRESSIONAL MIGRANT WORKERS SCHOLARSHIP FUND WHICH SHALL BENEFIT DESERVING MIGRANT WORKERS AND/OR THEIR IMMEDIATE DESCENDANTS BELOW TWENTY-ONE (21) YEARS OF AGE WHO INTEND TO PURSUE COURSES OR TRAINING PRIMARILY IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Principal Author/s: BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2016-09-05

A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE/S TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION ON THE CURRENT STATE AND CONDITION OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWS) IN THE MIDDLE EAST ESPECIALLY THOSE STRANDED AND THOSE AFFECTED BY THE RECENT OIL PRICE COLLAPSE IN THE REGION, AND TO RECOMMEND APPROPRIATE LEGISLATION

Principal Author/s: EVARDONE, BEN P.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2016-09-19

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE GRATITUDE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO HIS MAJESTY KING SALMAN BIN ABDULAZIZ AL SAUD OF THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA FOR HIS MAJESTY THE KING'S ROYAL DECREE FOR THE MINISTRY OF LABOR AND MINISTRY OF INTERIOR TO ASSIST THOUSANDS OF STRANDED FILIPINO WORKERS WHO WISH TO COME HOME, PROVIDING PLANE FARES AT THE SAUDI GOVERNMENT'S EXPENSE, ALLOWING THOSE WHO WISH TO STAY BEHIND TO TRANSFER TO OTHER COMPANIES, PROVIDING FREE FOOD, AMONG OTHER BENEVOLENT GESTURES

Principal Author/s: BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2016-08-09

A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS AND COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO INVESTIGATE IN AID OF LEGISLATION THE PLIGHT OF THOUSANDS OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS WORKING IN VARIOUS CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES WHO REMAIN STRANDED IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA WITH UNPAID SALARIES FOR MONTHS AND GETTING LAID OFF WITHOUT GETTING END-OF-SERVICE BENEFITS

Principal Author/s: MONTORO, TEODORO "TED" G.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2016-09-19

RESOLUTION ASKING THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY INTO THE PHP530-MILLION FRAUD INVOLVING THE EMBASSY OF KUWAIT AND A PRIVATE COMPANY KNOWN AS WINSTON Q8 CERTIFICATION SOLUTIONS, INC. WITH KUWAIT-BOUND OFWS AS VICTIMS

Principal Author/s: SALCEDA, JOEY SARTE

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2016-09-19

A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS TO ADDRESS THE PLIGHT OF STRANDED OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS IN SAUDI ARABIA

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND/OR COMMITTEE ON OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS AND/OR COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE CASE OF THE EIGHT FILIPINO SEAFARERS WHO WENT MISSING AFTER THEY WERE COMMISSIONED TO MAN AND PARTICIPATE IN THE CONDUCTION OPERATION OF M/T ROKKU MARU FROM BUSAN, ROK TO THE PHILIPPINES

Principal Author/s: MANALO, JESULITO A.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2016-09-19

A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR THE APPROPRIATE COMMITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION IN AID OF LEGISLATION ON THE RAPE AND SUBSEQUENT DEATH OF OFW IRMA EDLOY IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

Principal Author/s: GATCHALIAN, WES

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2016-09-19

A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND THE OVERSEAS WORKERS WELFARE ADMINISTRATION TO DRAW UP AND SUBMIT TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES A COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAM TO AID OFWs ARRESTED ABROAD AND CIRCUMVENT THE INCIDENTS OF OFWs FALLING PREYS TO THE OPERATIONS OF DRUG SYNDICATES

Principal Author/s: CASTELO, WINSTON "WINNIE"

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2016-09-26

A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 20 OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE 'MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995', AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10022

Principal Author/s: VILLARIN, TOM S.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2016-10-12

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, ON THE DEATH OF FILIPINA OVERSEAS WORKER IRMA JOTOJOT WITH A VIEW TO STRENGTHEN OUR LAWS FOR THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWs)

RESOLUTION CALLING THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON OVERSEAS WORKERS' AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT AN IMMEDIATE INQUIRY ON THE ILLEGAL RECRUITMENT OF AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT EXPERIENCED BY FILIPINO WOMEN WORKERS IN QATAR, AND THE POSSIBLE INVOLVEMENT AND ALLEGED INACTION OF RELEVANT GOVERNMENT AGENCIES TO RESPOND TO THE CALLS FOR HELP OF SAID WORKERS, IN VIEW OF STRENGTHENING THE LAWS RELATED TO THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF MIGRANT WORKERS' RIGHTS AND WELFARE

Principal Author/s: DE JESUS, EMMI A.; BROSAS, ARLENE D.;

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2016-11-23

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON OVERSEAS WORKERS' AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE CASES OF ILLEGAL RECRUITMENT BY PHILTRUST OVERSEAS RECRUITMENT AGENCY AGAINST AT LEAST THIRTY-TWO (32) FILIPINOS IN THE PROVINCE OF CEBU, IN VIEW OF STRENGTHENING THE LAWS RELATED TO THE PROTECTION AND PROMOTION OF MIGRANT WORKERS' RIGHTS AND WELFARE

Principal Author/s: DE JESUS, EMMI A.; BROSAS, ARLENE D.;

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2016-11-23

A RESOLUTION CALLING ON THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY INTO THE NATIONALIZATION OF HEALTH SERVICES AND OTHER JOBS IN SAUDI ARABIA AND ITS IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND THE NATIONAL ECONOMY IN AID OF LEGISLATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Principal Author/s: BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2016-11-29

A RESOLUTION TO LOOK INTO THE PLIGHT OF OUR OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS-HOUSEHOLD SERVICE WORKERS IN KUWAIT AND INTO THE OFT REPEATED DEMAND FOR BAN/MORATORIUM ON THEIR DEPLOYMENT BY FILIPINO ORGANIZATIONS IN KUWAIT, IN AID OF LEGISLATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Principal Author/s: BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2016-11-29

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE HOUSE COMMITTEE(S) TO INQUIRE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, INTO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SEC. 16 (D & D.2) OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10022, AN ACT AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8042, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995, DIRECTING LOCAL GOVERNMENT UNITS TO ESTABLISH OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKER HELP DESK OR KIOSK IN THEIR LOCALITIES

Principal Author/s: BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2017-01-17

RESOLUTION URGING THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON OVERSEAS WORKERS' AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT AN IMMEDIATE INQUIRY ON AND ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFORTS OF THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT TO RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWs) AFFECTED BY THE CRISIS IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, WITH THE AIM TO DEVELOP APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO ASSIST OFWs IN DISTRESS IN THE MIDDLE EAST

A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE HOUSE COMMITTEE(S) TO INQUIRE IN AID OF LEGISLATION INTO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 20 OF REPUBLIC ACT 8042 OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995 AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT 10022 MANDATING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A SHARED GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM ON MIGRATION (SGISM)

Principal Author/s: BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2017-01-24

A RESOLUTION URGING THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY ON THE WARNING MADE BY THE PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATION (POEA) ON FAKE JOBS BEING OFFERED THROUGH E-MAIL AND SOCIAL MEDIA AND OFFER AN ACTION PLAN IN ORDER TO PUT AN END TO THIS NEFARIOUS SCHEME

Principal Author/s: CASTELO, WINSTON "WINNIE"

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2017-01-24

A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE HOUSE COMMITTEE(S) TO INVESTIGATE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE CONSPIRACY AMONG WINSTON Q8, MAWARED SERVICES, MEDICAL CLINICS, AND OTHERS TO EXTRACT ILLEGAL AND EXORBITANT MEDICAL TESTING AND CERTIFICATION FEES FROM AMONG OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS BOUND FOR KUWAIT

Principal Author/s: BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2017-01-31

RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES URGING PRESIDENT RODRIGO R. DUTERTE TO SEEK EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY FOR THE CASE OF FILIPINA OVERSEAS WORKER JENNIFER ARESGADO DALQUEZ TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES TO SAVE HER FROM DEATH SENTENCE WITH A VIEW TO STRENGTHEN INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP TO THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWs)

A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON REPORTS THAT OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS IN HONG KONG ARE BEING FORCED TO SLEEP IN TOILETS, TINY CUBBYHOLES, AND ON BALCONIES BY THEIR EMPLOYERS

Principal Author/s: RODRIGUEZ, MAXIMO JR.B.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2017-05-24

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE CASES OF DEATH AND ABUSES COMMITTED AGAINST OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS IN KUWAIT WITH THE VIEW OF PROTECTING FURTHER THE RIGHTS AND WELFARE OF FILIPINO WORKERS ABROAD

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, OF REPUBLIC ACT 8042 OR OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE MIGRANT WORKERS AND OVERSEAS FILIPINOS ACT OF 1995, AS AMENDED BY REPUBLIC ACT 10022 TO EVALUATE ITS EFFECTIVITY IN THE PROMOTION AND PROTECTION OF FILIPINO MIGRANT'S RIGHTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND RESOLVE THE ROOT CAUSE OF FORCED MIGRATION IN FULFILLMENT OF ARTICLE II SEC. 18 AND ARTICLE XIII SEC. 3 OF THE 1987 CONSTITUTION

Principal Author/s: DE JESUS, EMMI A.; BROSAS, ARLENE D.;

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2017-08-01

RESOLUTION CALLING FOR A HOUSE INQUIRY INTO THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT'S ASSESSMENT OF AND RESPONSE TO THE ONGOING DIPLOMATIC ROW BETWEEN THE STATE OF QATAR AND THREE GULF COUNTRIES, NAMELY THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, BAHRAIN, AND FOUR ALLIED ISLAMIC STATES, NAMELY: EGYPT, LIBYA, THE MALDIVES AND YEMEN THAT MAY AFFECT THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS, IN AID OF LEGISLATION AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Principal Author/s: BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2017-08-01

A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE HOUSE COMMITTEE TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE RECENT DIPLOMATIC CRISIS IN QATAR WHICH COULD THREATEN THE SECURITY AND WELL-BEING OF OVERSEAS FILIPINOS IN ORDER TO PROPOSE APPROPRIATE POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS AS WELL AS TO URGE THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (DFA) AND THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (DOLE) TO COME UP WITH CONTINGENCY MEASURES ON BEHALF OF THE AFFECTED OVERSEAS FILIPINOS AND THEIR FAMILIES

Principal Author/s: ALEJANO, GARY C.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2017-08-01

A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE HOUSE COMMITTEE(S) TO INVESTIGATE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE PROLIFERATION OF FALSIFIED DOCUMENTS USED TO FULFILL EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS

Principal Author/s: BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2017-08-08

A RESOLUTION TO INVESTIGATE CASES OF ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT OF OFWs/DOMESTIC WORKERS, AND ESTABLISH ACCOUNTABILITY AMONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AS WELL AS REVIEW OUR PRESENT SYSTEM, LAWS AND REGULATIONS TO DETERMINE THE WEAKNESSES OF OUR SYSTEMS IN THE DEPLOYMENT OF THESE VULNERABLE WORKERS, CONSIDERING NEW APPROACHES SUCH AS BAN ON THEIR DEPLOYMENT, AMONG OTHERS, IN THE INTEREST OF PROTECTING THEIR WELFARE, AND IN AID OF LEGISLATION, AMONG OTHERS

Principal Author/s: BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2017-08-08

A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS HERE AND THROUGH OUR DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION IN CYPRUS, OUR SOCIAL SECURITY SERVICES, AND THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT WHO SITS IN THE SSS BOARD, TO RESPECTIVELY SUBMIT A REPORT ON THE REASON FOR THEIR INACTION ON THE 7-YEAR OLD PETITION OF OFWS IN CYPRUS TO INITIATE THE FORGING OF A BILATERAL SOCIAL SECURITY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENTS OF THE PHILIPPINES AND CYPRUS, WITH THE END IN VIEW OF FINALLY GETTING THE DESIRED AGREEMENT SOONEST, AND IN AID OF LEGISLATION

Principal Author/s: BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2018-01-31

A RESOLUTION URGING THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS TO INVESTIGATE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE DATA CITED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (DFA) IN A REPORT IT SUBMITTED TO THE SENATE ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 STATING THAT SOME 3,827 FILIPINOS ARE LANGUISHING IN JAILS ACROSS 52 COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES AS OF THE END OF 2016

Principal Author/s: CASTELO, WINSTON "WINNIE"

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2017-10-04

A RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT TO INSTITUTIONALIZE A BIENNIAL OFW SUMMIT IN THE MIDDLE EAST TO SERVE AS VENUE TO DISCUSS THE ISSUES AND CONCERNS OF OUR OFWs REGARDING THEIR RIGHTS AND WELFARE

Principal Author/s: BATOCABE, RODEL M.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2017-10-02

RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE COMMITTEE ON OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS TO CONDUCT AN INQUIRY, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, ON THE REPORTED ANOMALIES AND CORRUPTION IN THE ISSUANCE OF OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT CERTIFICATES (OEC) TO OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS BY THE PHILIPPINE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT ADMINISTRATION, AND TO DETERMINE WHETHER THERE ARE MODIFICATIONS TO BE MADE WITH RESPECT TO THE LATTER'S SYSTEMS, PROCESSES OR PROCEDURES

A RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE APPROPRIATE HOUSE COMMITTEE(S) TO INVESTIGATE, IN AID OF LEGISLATION, THE UNLAWFUL AND ONEROUS IMPOSITIONS OF THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF THE GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL (GCC) ON THE PRE-EMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS (OFWs)

Principal Author/s: BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2018-01-17

RESOLUTION CALLING FOR INVESTIGATION IN AID OF LEGISLATION THE NEW SYSTEM FOR PRE-EMPLOYMENT MEDICAL EXAMINATION (PEME) FOR OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS BOUND FOR GULF COOPERATION COUNCIL (GCC) MEMBER COUNTRIES

Principal Author/s: ARENAS, ROSE MARIE "BABY" J.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2018-02-07

RESOLUTION TO LOOK INTO THE FULFILLMENT BY THE CONCERNED GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND OFFICERS OF THEIR LEGALLY MANDATED ROLES AND DUTIES IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF OUR LAWS ON OFWs, TO PROTECT OUR OFWs, PARTICULARLY ON THEIR DEPLOYMENT TO NON- OR PARTIALLY COMPLYING COUNTRIES TO THEIR DETRIMENT AND TO URGE THE SAME TO COME UP WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS OF THE WILL BE AFFECTED WORKERS, ON THE ERADICATION OF FEARS OF RESORT TO ILLEGAL RECRUITERS BY THE OFWs WHEN A BAN ON DEPLOYMENT IS NECESSARILY BEING CONSIDERED, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, IN AID OF LEGISLATION

Principal Author/s: BERTIZ, ANICETO "JOHN" III D.

Status: Pending with the Committee on OVERSEAS WORKERS AFFAIRS since 2018-02-13